No
YOU DO NOT. you call a company who specialise in HVAC and have their licensed technicians come and do it.
Check with a local hvac contractor for an estimate.
Heating, ventilating, air conditioning systems (HVAC) most often use a refrigerant for cooling and a furnace or heat pump for heating. Both heating and cooling are directed through the same ventilation network.
A desiccant-filled filter/dryer (dehydrator) is installed in the refrigerant liquid line to remove moisture. Otherwise water and the refrigerant can combine to form an acid which would be corrosive to the compressor, to the tubing and to the specialty fittings.
Common checks include coil cleanliness, proper airflow, refrigerant charge and inspection of electrical components.
There are a lot but some of them are * Fan * Coils * hot water piping * chilled water or refrigerant piping * Pumps * Distribution system(ductwork)
All HVAC service techs have at one time or another incidentally inhaled refrigerant in the performance of their duties and there are no physical symptoms other than a temporary drying feeling of the eyes that I can recall. If the car you are speaking of is newer than 1993 or so it does not use a CFC refrigerant, also an automobile`s total refrigerant charge is less than 1 pound whereas the aforementioned HVAC Techs are exposed to equipment containing 1000`s of pounds of refrigerant and experience no ill effects. So I would not worry.
First thing take the EPA test to prove you know how to Handel refrigerant in a safe and responsible manner, receive your certification then go to a HVAC&R supply house present your certificate and purchase the correct refrigerant .
Go to your nearest HVAC&R distributor present your EPA Certification card and purchase the refrigerant.
Well, it can be done, but it's a bit redundant to do it before you have the leak repaired. Recharging refrigerant in an HVAC system isn't cheap, so it would make sense that you'd want to ensure that you needed it done as little as possible. Also, if the technician recharging the refrigerant detects the leak (which they probably will, as they'll do a performance system test with a pressure gauge when they come to service the system), they may refuse to charge the system, as the law prohibits them from doing anything which they know will release refrigerant into the atmosphere.
feel it up